Great time travel

Chapter 91, Great Immigrants

Surrounding the refugee camp is a circle of barbed wire fences full of spikes. In the eyes of Brother Guan, a soldier from Dengzhou Town who was born in a farming family, this thing is obviously very ferocious and wasteful—there is so much steel , why not use it to fight farm tools or swords?

However, these ferocious barbed wire fences, shining swords and spears, coupled with the wolves (wolves or huskies transported through the gate of time and space) led by the patrolling soldiers, these scenes really caused great shock to all the refugees. The psychological pressure made them all a lot more peaceful.

Even if the short-haired soldiers brought by Marshal Huangshi from the south in the refugee camp (many refugees thought they were monks and soldiers and called them masters) started to light fire pots and cook food, the frightened refugees did not dare to make a fuss. They rushed over to fight, but watched with drooling eyes—these refugees who escaped the scourge of rebels and bandits and escaped to the Dengzhou Army area by chance, most of them have been tortured out of shape by hunger.Everyone looked weak and drowsy, and only the aroma of food could brighten their dull eyes.

The first food provided to the refugees was very simple. It was the hard dry grain cake brought by the southerners, which was boiled into a paste after adding water-this thing is also called "grain brick", which contains sweet potato flour and bean dregs, a large piece It weighs five catties, and a small piece is probably enough for one person to eat, but the taste is too bad to swallow.Brother Guan once tried to chew on a small piece, but it was as hard as a brick and almost broke his teeth.It is said that this thing is so hard that even bugs can't get it in, so the short-haired people in the south built large grain bricks into walls, and then dug them out to fill their stomachs in disaster years... After hearing this rumor, Dengzhou Township was full of people. In addition to scolding the southerners for their extravagance and waste, I couldn't help thinking about hoarding some of these things at home: After all, the world today is really bad, who knows when my family will suffer, and I need to rely on this thing How about an emergency?

At the beginning, to save trouble, the soldiers in the refugee camp directly distributed "grain bricks" to the refugees, and let them fill their stomachs with cold water.Unexpectedly, many people were kept alive all of a sudden!The people who were frightened hurriedly changed their working methods, took the trouble to cook these compressed rations into a paste, and deliberately added more water to make it thinner before they dared to give it to these starving ghosts.

After the refugees took the wooden bowls provided by the army and drank the hot mush, the real test began—the soldiers with big sticks took their positions and drove the refugees fiercely to carry out "purification": first shave their heads, Then take a bath, then give out new clothes, then have a physical examination, take insecticide, and if possible, get vaccinated... The refugees who have just arrived are often very disobedient. When they hear that their heads are going to be shaved, many people will subconsciously Physical resistance.It wasn't until he was beaten to be honest by the soldiers with sticks that he was willing to obediently accept the purification procedure...

After finally shaving their heads, taking a bath and purifying them, these terrified refugees got a gift. Everyone changed into a blue cloth robe that looked like a face pocket, with a hemp rope tied around the waist, and a pair of shoes on their feet. Brand-new straw sandals, one by one gradually calmed down: According to the experience of the troops stationed in the refugee camp, although shaving the refugees’ heads often arouses serious resistance, but after the real shaving No one would look for death or life - the guy whose psychological quality is so weak has already died on the way to flee famine.The vast majority of poor people know very well that inferior people like themselves must not pay attention to face, let alone dignity and human rights, in order to ensure their survival!As long as you can let your family eat an extra bite of food and survive, no matter what kind of things you do.

Next, the soldiers distributed a series of daily necessities such as blankets for sleeping, wooden cups for drinking water, etc. to the refugees, and told them to camp on the spot—it is still a hot day, and it would not be too uncomfortable to sleep under the roof …At this point, basically every refugee has settled down, thinking that the host family has given them so many things, and they will definitely not let themselves starve to death and freeze to death, so they are more obedient.

Then, depending on the situation, these refugees will either undergo several days of disciplinary training in the camp, or be escorted directly to the rear for re-education on the way.And these shelters in front of them will also flood into a new group of refugees from other places, and this cycle of reincarnation seems to never stop...

Even with the perspective of Brother Guan, a low-level soldier, he felt that there were too many refugees sent to Dengzhou, and he couldn't help but feel a little melancholy.

"...Brother, what are you worried about? Didn't it mean that these refugees will not settle down in Dengzhou, grab food and land from us, but will be sent to the south by that Marshal Huang to reclaim wasteland?" A soldier asked a little puzzled.

"...That's what I said, but the road from Shandong to the south is so far, don't they need to eat and drink while they are waiting for the boat in Dengzhou?"

Brother Guan gave him a blank look, "... I hope those large ships can bring more food from other places, or we will have to provide them with food! In that case, our villages in Wendeng and Weihai The castle is not that rich, I'm afraid it will be eaten alive..."

——In fact, the above-mentioned worries of Brother Guan, a soldier in Dengzhou Town, are, from a certain point of view, completely unfounded...

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Weihaiwei, Liugong Island

In another time and space, this island, which can be seen from the streets of Weihai and only separated from the city of Weihai by a small sea area, will become the headquarters of the Beiyang Navy in the late Qing Dynasty and a famous patriotic education base in the 21st century. But at this moment in the late Ming Dynasty, apart from a few fishermen’s shacks and a ruined temple that has been abandoned for many years, there is only a piece of original temperate natural vegetation on Liugong Island...

It wasn't until the three crocodile-class landing ships of the Global Chinese Travelers Alliance that there were so many traces of civilization on this deserted island with lush vegetation.

——The original fishermen on the island were immediately forcibly removed and stuffed into the military camp in Dengzhou Town.Three trestle bridges used to moor large ships were repaired in just a few days.Then, on the flat ground near the mainland in the south of the island, a large-scale "purification camp" appeared, with rows of color steel simple houses and military tents everywhere, as well as ditches and small reservoirs to provide domestic water for the purification camp. , also appeared one after another on the island.

Refugees from all over the Central Plains put on blue cloth robes at various shelters on the border of the control area of ​​Dengzhou Town, and were escorted to Weihaiwei one by one, and then boarded a warship of the Dengzhou Navy. They were transported to Liugong Island one by one.Let this ancient and desolate island suddenly become bustling with people... However, these refugees did not stay on the island for long, but were stuffed into the three They are said to be transferred to "overseas" for reclamation.

This news undoubtedly caused a certain degree of panic, but the refugees soon discovered that each time these big iron ships were filled with people and went to sea, it usually took only a day or two, sometimes even half a day, to return... From this point of view, no matter how fast these big iron ships are, if they can make a round trip in such a short time, then the so-called "overseas" place where they are about to settle down is probably not too far away!
As a result, the refugees in the purification camp on Liugong Island gradually calmed down—although the Chinese have relocated since ancient times, they also know that ensuring their own survival is the top priority.Disasters have been raging in their hometown for years, and the common people have no way to survive. Since they did not hesitate to leave their hometowns and flee to other places to escape famine in order to earn a living, they naturally don't mind running a little farther in order to make a living.

—— These refugees never dreamed that their future new home would be far away on the other side of the earth...

In the purification camp on Liugong Island, Liu Ergou was packing his few luggage and preparing to board the ship with the brigade.

Liu Ergou is a tenant farmer in the countryside of Kaifeng Prefecture, Henan Province. Since the third year of Chongzhen, Henan has experienced severe drought for three consecutive years. Although Kaifeng Prefecture is close to the Yellow River, the irrigation canals have long been abandoned, and even if there is river water, the land cannot be irrigated.Liu Ergou's family had no income, and he couldn't pay his boss's rent, and he didn't have enough food to survive.As a last resort, he had to defect to the bandits on the mountain with a few young men from the same village.

However, the world is going from bad to worse, and Liu Ergou soon discovered that the bandits' den gradually ran out of food!In desperation, he had to sneak down the mountain again and join the ranks of refugees wandering and begging in other provinces.After wandering for more than a year, relying on his flexible mind and strong physique, he survived the looting of various bandits and the driving away of government troops from all over the world, and was very lucky to survive, and came to the ground in Shandong.

However, although the disaster situation in Shandong is slightly lighter than that in Henan, it is still the same. It didn't take long for a small half of the people to die of illness and starvation.

In desperation, Liu Ergou even wanted to go back to his old business, pulling poles to become bandits to rob food, but he couldn't get any weapons at hand, and if he only took sticks and stones, these refugees who were so hungry that they could hardly walk, obviously They can't beat the guards in the landlord's house.

At this time, there was also a war in Shandong, and the life of the refugees was even more difficult. They were often driven to death by the officers and soldiers, or they were dragged by the Wenxiang sect to fill trenches and attack the city as cannon fodder. Be vigilant, not to mention begging for food, even begging for saliva is difficult... Fortunately, God blesses me, Liu Ergou, who was almost starving to death when I met Dengzhou Town recruiting refugees, was finally rescued by a bowl of hot batter from the shelter return.

Liu Ergou had also heard about the rebellion in Dengzhou Town, and wondered if the rebels wanted to recruit troops—ordinary people might be instinctively afraid of such rebellion, but For Liu Ergou, who used to be a bandit, as long as he can get a few full meals, it doesn't seem to be a big deal even if he votes for the rebels. Maybe he can make a fortune with a knife and a gun!
It's just that the rules of the Dengzhou Army are really strange. After drinking a bowl of hot batter, everyone was driven to shave their hair, and those soldiers drove them to strip their clothes and squeeze them to take a bath by the river beach... Although Some suffered, but Liu Ergou and the group of refugees were excited by the new clothes distributed after scrubbing, as well as the dry and hard pancakes, fragrant broth, and hot and thick white rice porridge that were provided to everyone. No end—how many years have passed!This is the first time I know what it means to feel full!Just for this one, following Dengzhou Marshal Chen will not lose money.If the owner can treat himself like this all the time, dry meals and soup for three meals a day, clothes, shoes and socks for four seasons, it is better to have a decent house to live in.So even if Marshal Chen is a thief who is rebelling against the court, he is worth selling his life.

Next, they were escorted to Weihaiwei, the old Chinese camp of the Dengzhou Army. Liu Ergou originally thought about which battalion he would be assigned to, but he was told that the Dengzhou Army had not recruited recruits from among the refugees for the time being. The plan to gather them here is to let them open up wasteland and farm... I heard that they don't need to be soldiers, some of them were slightly disappointed, but most of them were relieved—although the refugees were dying of hunger. At a glance, they can do anything like robbing houses, murdering and setting fires, but since they have no worries about food and clothing, everyone still feels more at ease farming and living honestly.

Next, they were transported to a small island by the Dengzhou Navy and lived in some extravagant houses made of iron sheets (color steel prefabricated houses). We had to live in tents, and everyone got clean mats and quilts.

On the island, the daily food is very good. At worst, there are "two rice" cooked with corn and a small amount of rice for lunch and dinner, plus a bowl of vegetable broth and a salted fish per person. When you are lucky, you can still eat Served with flour steamed buns, eggs and sweets from above, Liu Ergou felt that even the life of the small landlords in his hometown might not be so easy.But the drills of those officers were also very strict. Before dawn, the refugees were called to exercise for long-distance running early. Tired to death.

A few refugees from military households murmured all day long that even the servants of the commander of the guards did not train so hard.Liu Ergou thought so deeply about this, and even thought about running away, but the three hearty meals a day with plenty of oil and water finally made him grit his teeth and survive.

——In spite of the greasy food, clean and tidy new clothes, neat and comfortable quilts, brand-new and durable living utensils, in addition to the special rules, this place is really good for Liu Ergou, a refugee who has suffered enough. It is already very similar to the legendary Western Paradise.But the frightening number of rules still make them feel uncomfortable, especially the strict hygiene rules, which really make these sloppy refugees complain endlessly-not to mention taking a bath and rinsing their mouths every day, if they eat If you forget to wash your hands before, or defecate or litter, and make the toilet too dirty, you have to be beaten with different numbers of sticks, and everyone is beaten out of their wits.In short, under the sticks and scolding of those military men, the refugees had to live more cleanly than those scholars in the county town, and the latrines were cleaned so clean that they could sleep.

When they have finally developed good discipline and hygiene habits through the education of sticks, the day will come to leave the island.

Facing the rising sun, Liu Ergou walked out of the barracks with a stick on his shoulder.He only picked up a small package on his stick, which contained daily necessities distributed in the "purification camp", and all the rags from when he was a refugee had already been thrown away... The team slowly walked to the trestle bridge , And boarded the big iron ship that was as tall as a mountain along the gangway.Before Liu Ergou took a closer look at the scenery on the deck, he was whipped by the sailor.

"...Go in quickly, don't dawdle! There are still so many people queuing behind!"

Then, he stumbled into the cabin door, followed the flow of people into a long and narrow aisle, and passed through one door after another—with a steel floor under his feet, steel walls on both sides, and some unknown What kind of gadgets are used, the dim electric lights above the head are flickering on and off... Liu Ergou instinctively felt afraid of these things beyond his understanding, but he could only continue to move forward under the push of the people behind him. go forward.

Before Liu Ergou knew it, when he passed through another portal, the steel floor under his feet turned into terrazzo floor tiles, the steel bulkheads on both sides also turned into thick stone walls, and the corridor It also became more and more spacious... Then, Liu Ergou and his fellow refugees walked out of a magnificent auditorium with Greco-Roman columns, staring at the blue sky and the bright sun above them in a daze, There is also this bustling city with a completely different architectural style from Middle Earth, as well as teams of "barbarian soldiers" with different hair colors and carrying firecrackers...

——While making full use of Doraemon's black technology props, in order to avoid causing commotion among the natives of the Ming Dynasty and keep secrets, the relevant departments came up with a trick to conceal the eyes and installed a [random door] in the cabin of the crocodile-class landing ship ], and on the other side of [Random Gate] is the Capitol Building in Manchester (Manhattan Island), the capital of the Huamei Republic... The natives of the Ming Dynasty thought that the refugees in the Liugong Island purification camp were transported away by three large iron ships Yes, but in fact, when they boarded the ship from the pier, the immigrants' journey across half of the world had already been completed through the [random door].

As for the frequent anchoring of the crocodile-class landing ships, it was purely a cover-up—it was just conducting daily patrols and intercepting smuggling merchant ships who tried to smuggle across the blockade.Otherwise, if so many people disappeared for no reason, fearful rumors such as "short-haired barbarians killing people, sacrificing gods and cultivating evil methods" and "Dashuai Huang raising cannibal ghosts to defeat the enemy" would be triggered among the people of Dengzhou...

In front of the magnificent Capitol Building of the Chinese American Republic in Manchester, there is a marble square decorated with fountains and statues. It was originally a scenic spot full of tourists, but today it was cleared under the pretext of "military exercises". Barricades were set up on the streets leading to the square.At this time, apart from the officers and soldiers of the Chinese and American Republic's navy and army who were in charge of the blockade and martial law, there were also Ming Dynasty refugees who arrived in Manhattan Island in North America through the [Random Gate] with Liu Ergou. These people were obviously shocked by the upheaval like a fairy technique, and the strange city they were suddenly in.Some people were so frightened that they murmured about the blessings of the Bodhisattva.But there are also some courageous guys, after being driven to the square to wait, they began to look around, curiously looking at the European-style houses with stone walls and red tiles around the square, the flat and clean concrete floor, and the statue in the center of the fountain pool. "Immortal" strapless goddess... However, looking at the soldiers with live ammunition around the square, even the most daring people dare not talk more and make more nonsense except to look around at the street scene of Manchester City.

After waiting in silence for a while, when all the refugees arrived, a man in a suit finally greeted him with a loudspeaker and a smile on his face: "... all compatriots from Ming Dynasty! Welcome to America! Here, you will usher in a wonderful new life..."